Knocknarea from Strandhill Caravan Park, looking south east.
This doesn’t really capture the wonderful way the hill looms over the end of the peninsula.
Note Maeve’s Tomb not visible from this area.
Image credit: Cursuswalker
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Some of the words written on the ground around Maeve’s Tomb, looking north west. from the top of the Tomb.
One of the reasons why it was shrinking!
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The Cairn on top of Maeve’s Tomb on top of Knocknarea, looking north east.
The highest two stones had just been added my myself and my father from the beach at Strandhill, just to the West. Very strange to be adding to a site in this way!
There used to be a tradition of removing stones from the tomb for good luck. The tradition has has been partly reversed in recent years.
Image credit: Cursuswalker
A montage of images of the 1/6/2003 repainting of the Long Man
Image credit: Chris Tinniswood
Not an exciting photo, but the best I could get at the time of the inner ditch and bank, looking, I think, south from the eastern entrance.
Taken August 1998
Image credit: Cursuswalker
Stonehenge from the NW, 16/6/03, with the shadows of Druids in the foreground.
Image credit: Sorcha
This shows the constellation of Orion overlaid over the Long Man, both in its actual form and reversed.
In his book “Stonehenge” John North suggests a Neolithic origin to the Long Man with the constellation of Orion, which skims Windover Hill in its passage across the sky, as the original inspiration for the figure.
It occurred to me that placing a reversed Orion over the original shape might provide a believable framework for whatever form the Long Man originally took.
All speculation of course…. but the results are interesting.
Image credit: Cursuswalker
I couldn’t resist putting this up.
Done by hand (not by me!). Two days old.
Hold on...the Big Brother tattooist is at the door...
Taken 7th April 1999, looking WNW from the top of the Bowl Barrow directly above the Long Man.
The mound in the immediate foreground is one half of the dug-out top of this barrow, though the picture is deceptive and makes it look like a mound in its own right.
Three bushes in the middle-distance are obscured by the Windover Long Barrow. This is the same length as the Long Man and points to the top of the figure.
Both barrows can be seen in the MM aerial image posted by kgd.
Image credit: Cursuswalker
I am adding some sites on Windover Hill, the site of the Long Man of Wilmington. These photographs were taken nearly 4 years ago and I have only just dug them up!
The landscape above the Long Man is well worth a visit for those who don’t mind shapes in the grass with no interesting rocks cluttering up the place. We don’t really do rocks in this neck of the woods.
(See the Goldstone, in Brighton, for a notable exception. The only megalith to have had a football ground named after it!)
The fact that a large Neolithic Long Barrow and a large Bronze Age Round Barrow seem to be aligned with the space on which the Long Man now stands is something that I find intriguing. While the Naturalistic figure of the Long Man could only be Roman at the very oldest, I believe there to have been something on this site for a very long time. If only we could see what were the original designs on this hill.
Image credit: Rodney Castleden
Windover Long Mound from the top of the Cursus. Summer 1999.
This is the view north-east from the top of the Mound. it is the same length as the space now occupied by the Long Man and oriented towards the top of that space.
Image credit: Cursuswalker
Windover Cursus. Summer 1999.
The Cursus is just left of centre in this photo and runs up the hill towards top right.
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Hunter’s Burgh. Summer 1999.
Looking north towards the barrow while descending Wilmington Hill.
Image credit: Cursuswalker
Windover Bowl Barrow from the West. Summer 1999.
This barrow is exceptionally large for a Round Barrow in this area of Sussex. It lies directly above the Long Man and in line with the figure.
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Windover Bowl Barrow from the East. Summer 1999.
This barrow is exceptionally large for a Round Barrow in this area of Sussex. It lies directly above the Long Man and in line with the figure.
Image credit: Cursuswalker
Windover Long Mound from the top of the Cursus. Summer 1999.
The Barrow emerges over the apparent horizon perfectly as you walk up the Cursus.
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Windover Cursus. Summer 1999.
This is the view from the bottom of the Cursus. If walking up it please use one of the tracks on either side, in order to prevent eroding the camber in the centre.
As you walk up it Windover Long Barrow comes into view and the two halves of the Cursus split off to join either end. Other than that it truly is a path to nowhere.
Image credit: Cursuswalker
Silbury Hill in its Winter plumage, taken from Waden Hill.
Feb ‘99
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View East from Barbury Castle to Liddington Castle.
August 2000.
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Old Winchester Hill from the South Downs Way, looking South West.
August 1999.
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Men Scryfa. March ‘99.
Detail, showing carved Celto-Roman writing.
Image credit: Cursuswalker
Approaching the Men Scryfa. March ‘99.
Carn Galva in background.
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Approaching the Men Scryfa. March ‘99.
Carn Galva in background.
Image credit: Cursuswalker
Russell Grant live at the Hurlers!
Eclipse Day. 11th August ‘99
Image credit: Cursuswalker
One of the Hurlers of the middle circle.
Taken on Eclipse Day, 11th August ‘99.
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One of the Hurlers of the middle circle.
Taken on Eclipse Day, 11th August ‘99.
Image credit: Cursuswalker
The view from inside Bosiliack Barrow along the Winter Sostice Sunrise alignment, looking South East. March 1999
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Bosiliack Barrow from the South East. March 1999
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Inner face of Stone 53 (Trilithon Two), showing graffiti. Bronze Age carving of a dagger (left) and an axe-head (right) in lower half.
Taken April 2000.
Image credit: Cursuswalker (During access by permission of English Heritage)
View from Adam’s Grave across the Vale of Pewsey, towards Salisbury Plain. April 2000
Image credit: Cursuswalker
Looking North West from the top of one of the Devil’s Jumps. August 1999
Looking South East from the top of one of the Devil’s Jumps. August 1999
Image credit: Cursuswalker
The Devil’s Jumps from the South Downs Way. August 1999
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Stonehenge from just north of Normanton Down. Winter Solstice 1999.
First view of Silbury Hill from the Ridgeway, just North of the Wansdyke, descending into the Kennett Valley from the South. The very first sign that you have entered the Avebury landscape!
Silbury follows the opposite ridge, Harestone Down, from the Ridgeway in exactly the same way as Julian Cope described happening further to the North, where it skims the top of Waden Hill on the first stretch of the official Ridgeway.
Image credit: Cursuswalker
Inside West Kennet. April 2000.
Two candles, despite being irresponsibly left, created an eerie effect!
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Snowdrops on one of the Old King Barrows near Stonehenge. Feb 2000.
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A view of Barbury Castle from the Ridgeway, looking North-East.
Taken May 2000.
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Taken 11/8/2000. Note crop-circle beyond St. George’s Hill.
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The Midsummer Solstice alignment.
Taken 8am, April 2000.
Image credit: Cursuswalker (During access by permission of English Heritage)
Trilithon Two in the rain. Winter Solstice 1999.
Image credit: Cursuswalker (During access by permission of English Heritage)
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